Reader

Usually, when one thinks of the future, they think of flying cars and robots, but what most people don’t think of is a damaged earth with the constant threat of losing all it’s life. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a thrilling tale that takes readers on a journey of adventure, suspense and survival. The novel, taking place in a post-apocalyptic setting of a deathly winter, includes a father and his son journeying across the United States with the incentive of finding food and shelter to escape…

seems like society views women as weak and are always in the need of men to save them from their problems. However, Margaret Atwood takes a different spin on the trope in her poem Siren Song. Through the allusion to greek mythology, Atwood makes readers think twice about the strength of women, which can be seen through the analysis of the communicative situation, structure and language of the poem. To begin, the communicative situation of the poem sets up the framework of the poem. The poem is…

Again, this may mean the reader thinks he is more reliable and are more willing to see details in the novel from his view rather than from someone other than himself. Additionally, he is always re-evaluating himself and questioning himself which a good person would do, to keep themselves…

Small Island’s uses varied narration in each chapter and broken pieces of plot which the reader must gather together and it would seem that it would equally invite readers to empathize, sympathize and unite as a nation, yet this does not happen, in spite of talented writing and excellent reviews by critics. Instead of feeling more connected to England by experiencing an unfamiliar side of her cities, readers’ empathy is impeded by the frustration they feel with writing style. The reception of…

beginning and the end of the story allow the readers to feel, dream, imagine and think about feelings of the lion and the feelings that he encounters. Margaret Wild and Rita Voutila allow the readers to embark on the same journey through the use of emotive language and pictures throughout the story. Humans are able to gain the information though the use of their senses, sight and sound (Tunnell, 2008). The words used through out the story allow the readers to believe the story and embark on the…

good books and bad. There are two different types of readers, people who read for pleasure and people who find reading a chore. People who read like it is part of religion are part of the "few" and people who read because they need to are part of the many. When writing the book, Lewis describes us as part of the few. The condescending tone of Lewis creates controversy between the few and the many. Chapter 2: Lewis doesn't want the readers to assume that they are part of the specific group…

competent reader (Anstey, 2002). This model aims for balanced content for the development of resources used in reading practices (code breaker, meaning maker, text user and text analyst) (Anstey, 2002). The first part of the Four Resource, code breaking, requires using semiotic systems used within texts to make sense of the “marks on the…

anticipation that captivates the reader to continue reading. “Papa let’s not go up there. It’s okay. I don’t think we should go up there. It’s okay. (106)” McCarthy uses short and simple sentences to draw the reader's attention to the urgency and foreboding feeling of apprehension that the boy is feeling in regards to the house. In this passage there is dialogue between the father and the boy, reminding the reader that something is wrong. Which allows the reader to have an insight of the feeling…

Both of these stories use different writing techniques that interest the readers, Lamb to the slaughter snags the reader and keeps capturing them until they reach the conclusion. Lamb to the Slaughter is written by Roald Dahl, the story intrigues the reader with its eerie suspense. In the story Mary seems like the perfect wife, but when her husband tells her some unfortunate news that she is dumbfounded by the story turns. Mary hits her husband with a chunk of lamb and he crashes to the floor…

can be categorized as good art through the ways in which, depending on the reader, can lead to various interpretations and understandings. Through examination of the story and its various elements, an individual can begin to discover the multiple ways that phrasing can impact how a reader feels about their own values in relation to the material presented/before them. The presentation of the characters can lead readers to various…